River Management- Soft Engineering
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- Created on: 23-09-17 11:28
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- Soft Engineering
- Planting Trees
- Planting trees to establish a woodland or forest is called afforestation
- Trees obstruct the flow of water and slow down the transfer to river channels
- Water is soaked up by trees or evaporated from leaves and branches
- Tree planting is relatively cheap and has environmental benefits
- Floodplain Zoning
- Restricts different land uses to certain location on the floodplain
- Areas close to the river are at risk of flooding can be kept clear of high-value land uses such as housing or industry
- Instead these areas can be used for pasture, parkland and playing fields
- It can reduce the overall losses caused by flood damage
- River Restorations
- Where the course of the river has been changed artificially, river restorations can return it to its original course
- River restorations uses the natural processes and features of a river, such as meanders and wetlands to slow down river flow and reduce the likelihood of a major flood downstream
- Flood Warning And Preparations
- River and river basins are monitored remotely by satellites and computer technology
- The environment Agency issue food warnings in England and Wales. Warnings are sent to emergency services and the public using social media, text and email
- The Environment Agency also create maps identifying areas at risk of flooding
- Planting Trees
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